BCG Daily Sunday 29th August 2021
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Matt Baker interview
"I swan in like I own the show, grab all the pastries and sit in the big boy's chair. Not true of course, but the anxiety has died down over the years."
The Comedy Loser, 29th August 2021
Billy Connolly: Challenges of Parkinson's getting worse
Sir Billy Connolly has said the medical challenges he faces while filming for television are "getting worse".
BBC, 29th August 2021
Fringe venues report better than expected ticket sales
As this year's Fringe drew to a close, Shona McCarthy hailed it as a "huge success all round" given the eleventh-hour nature of crucial decisions on what restrictions would be in place during this year's event.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 29th August 2021
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse interview
The duo revealed the one thing that sets their travel series aside from others.
Grace Henry, Radio Times, 29th August 2021
Haggard has "a clear idea" for Back To Life Series 3
Daisy Haggard has revealed that she has plans for a third series of Back To Life.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 29th August 2021
Guilt - first look picture
Award-winning comedy drama Guilt returns soon for a new four-part series full of twists, turns and deception...
BBC, 29th August 2021
Gone Fishing review
Gone Fishing returns for a fourth series of gentle ramblings and the old friends are as melancholy and surreal as ever.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 29th August 2021
Dave Spikey interview
Dave Spikey has declared his show at the Parr Hall a 'Covid free zone'.
David Morgan, Warrington Guardian, 29th August 2021
Digital Sean Lock portrait tribute
A portrait in tribute to the late comedian Sean Lock has been digitally painted by a West Yorkshire postman.
BBC, 29th August 2021Male comedians and their friends are hogging podcasts
Male stand-ups seem to be the most persistent audio superspreaders. Rob Beckett has been all over the airwaves this summer.
The Times, 29th August 2021Videos
TV
TV & radio
3pm60 min
Dangerous Liaisons
Episode 1The luscious young ingenue Cecile de Volanges and lonely wife Lady Tourvel become prey in a struggle for seduction between two ex-lovers, Madame de Merteuil and Count Valmont. As their affairs become entangled, the rivals''quest for sensation becomes a dangerous contest with fatal consequences.
8pm30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Series 4, Episode 1 - Sea Trout (North Uist, Outer Hebrides)Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse embark on more angling trips round the UK, beginning by heading to North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Completely unlike anywhere they have fished before, this small, remote and beautiful island has an intricate network of tidal pools and sea lochs, making it near enough equal parts land and water and therefore the perfect place to fish for sea trout.
10pm60 min
The Last Leg
The Last Leg Of Tokyo 2020, Episode 6Jimmy Carr and Louise Hunt join the trio in the studio. Tonight's sporting challenge is wheelchair tennis.